An apple a day may be just what the doctor ordered.
, which all have a big impact on health, Hager said. Some people may decide to forgo good-quality food in order to pay for housing, utilities and medications.The concept of “food as medicine” is catching on, however. At a White House conference last fall, partners discussed a policy proposal for eradicating hunger in the next 10 years in the United States.
“There's a big momentum at the moment, but it's really important to acknowledge that for the vast majority of Americans who could benefit, these programs are not accessible to them at the current moment," Hager said. For this study, researchers looked at about 1,800 children and nearly 2,100 adults who participated in a food prescription program operated by the nonprofit Wholesome Wave between 2014 and 2020. The data included 22 produce prescription sites across 12 U.S. states.classes and received a median $63 per month to buy produce. Programs lasted four to 10 months.
"It remains possible some of the improvements we saw could be due to other changes, like changes in medication, perhaps more, but we hope that our findings add to the momentum to continue to evaluate these programs with stronger research moving forward," Hager said. Among other gains, adult participants increased their produce intake by nearly 1 cup per day. Children increased theirs by a quarter-cup per day.
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